The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-28
sTock ITEMS.

Allen Vawter's eight-year-o!d mare gave
birth TO twins-two mare colts-and all dc
ing well to this date.-COlumbid (Ho)
Herald.
The Mexico (Mo.) Fair Association has
offered the following new premiums: For
the best draft stallion with five spring
colts, so; best saddle stallion with five
spring colts, SO, and the best harness stall
lion with five spring colts, so
Enough attention is seldom paid to sur
roundings in fattening stock. Good feed,
although Of first Importance, is not all that
IS required. Regularity Of feeding has
much TO do with easy fattening. Cattle
housed and kept warm will thrive ard
fatten rapidly; but, at the same time, they
need exercise, and should be LEI out daily
for it.
Salt for mich cows should be placed IN
der shelter where they can lick it as de-
sired. They will only use what is needed,
little almost daily. Regularity IN sailing
cows increases the flow of milk, but if
obliged to eat more than they need by hav-
ing salt mixed with food, there viii be at
first an increase in milk production fol-
lowed quickly by decrease and often Sc
rious injury to the cow.
For a farmers use a horse is worth more
at seven years than at any other age. He
has nearly as many years OF service before
him as at a less age, and at seven is past the
danger of being strained or injured by
Overwork. How old he must be before be-
coming superdnnuated depends upon cir
cumstances. A horse ovcrworked becomes
played out at an age when one well treated
is still able TO do good service.-EIchdnge
o. ] Stowell has succeeded in locating a
horse breeding farm on what is known as
the Woodland farm, near Talmage, Neb.
1t is not the intention to cOntine this enter
prise to one line of breeding, or one par
ticular kind of horses, but to bring together
on one farm a variety of the different
breeds of known excellence in such man
ner as 10 give those interested a practical
illustration of what may be done in rear
ing and developing the horse-NeJrGska En-
change
An Illinois dairyman relates this expert
epce: From the 9TH to the 10th of this
month my milk shrunk from $50 pounds to
$50 pounds. l asked my foreman about the
feed, water and care of the cows. He said
he was dong all he knew how to do to
keep up the yield Of milk. ! at last discOv
cred the cause in the change of hay. had
been feeding the second crop of clover, and
the last OF it was fed on the 4th of the
month. The change was to the last cut of
the first crop, though it was good hay.
have repeatedly had the same experience
when had changed from early cut to late
cut hay.
On many farms it is the custom to work
the brood mares up to the time of foaling.
While mares may safely be worked up to
within a month or two of foaling time, pro-
vided they are carefully handled and the
work is not too hard, it is dangerous to re-
qulre them to do the heavy work Of plow-
ing, as many do, all through the spring. a
mare at tins time should have special at
tenticn in the matter of feeding. She
should be fed enough, so she will keep in
good, healthy condition without becoming
too fat, and if she is given an occasional
bran mash and little oil-meal, it will be
found better than keeping her on dry feed
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